Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening

Recent research on the history of Albanian education development has not sufficiently reflected the contribution of British and American Protestant missions. These missions aimed to translate the Bible into Albanian and promote its readership through school courses. Although the activities of the Br...

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Main Author: Ethem Çeku
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2382527
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description Recent research on the history of Albanian education development has not sufficiently reflected the contribution of British and American Protestant missions. These missions aimed to translate the Bible into Albanian and promote its readership through school courses. Although the activities of the British Bible Society and the American Board were conducted in cooperation with prominent activists of the Albanian National Renaissance, this collaboration has not been clearly highlighted in existing studies. Therefore, this scientific study aims to explore the relationships, interactions, and joint commitments that influenced the cultural awakening of Albanians. By comparing the goals of Protestant missionaries and Albanian revivalists, we can discern points of convergence and divergence. Additionally, the study reveals the involvement of revivalists in the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners. Recognising the contributions of Protestant missionaries, Albanian patriots sought to institutionalise cooperation with the missionaries to establish Protestant schools in the Albanian language.
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spelling doaj-art-448ed3ce06ea4a16b03b1d11f258e5e92024-12-14T07:43:08ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832024-12-0111110.1080/23311983.2024.2382527Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakeningEthem Çeku0Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, KosovoRecent research on the history of Albanian education development has not sufficiently reflected the contribution of British and American Protestant missions. These missions aimed to translate the Bible into Albanian and promote its readership through school courses. Although the activities of the British Bible Society and the American Board were conducted in cooperation with prominent activists of the Albanian National Renaissance, this collaboration has not been clearly highlighted in existing studies. Therefore, this scientific study aims to explore the relationships, interactions, and joint commitments that influenced the cultural awakening of Albanians. By comparing the goals of Protestant missionaries and Albanian revivalists, we can discern points of convergence and divergence. Additionally, the study reveals the involvement of revivalists in the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners. Recognising the contributions of Protestant missionaries, Albanian patriots sought to institutionalise cooperation with the missionaries to establish Protestant schools in the Albanian language.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2382527Protestant missionsthe British Bible Societythe American Boardthe Bible in Albanianeducation in Albanianthe cultural awakening of Albanians
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Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening
Cogent Arts & Humanities
Protestant missions
the British Bible Society
the American Board
the Bible in Albanian
education in Albanian
the cultural awakening of Albanians
title Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening
title_full Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening
title_fullStr Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening
title_short Impact of the British Bible Society and the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions in the Albanian cultural awakening
title_sort impact of the british bible society and the american board of commissioners for foreign missions in the albanian cultural awakening
topic Protestant missions
the British Bible Society
the American Board
the Bible in Albanian
education in Albanian
the cultural awakening of Albanians
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2382527
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